chance chomer of collision in a violent way with the American Naval force Might this be employed for the protection of the defendant from legal arrest.
Mr. May tells me that the plaintiff in the Case came to complain of this Captain and was referred to the Consul, who sent him on board. Not two men from the ship afterwards lodged information at the police station that their comrade had been cruelly ill-used on board, and shown to them in irons. Thereupon Mr. Goulding was sent on board, and the man brought on shore. A summons was taken out against the defendant, and at this stage of the proceedings the Summons being issued by No. Mitchell the matter came to my knowledge.
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Knowledge. The Definitions are in the Office if they should be wanted before my return.
Yours,
(Signed) H. B. Hillier.
Tuesday evening later.
23 October.
True Copy
Colonial Secretary.